Friends of Gabriel Chantayan

the recorder is a panasonic rq-l31 and i am scared it will eat the tape like the last one has anyone transferred microcassette to computer?? twinpeaks help me please

SnowMaiden_1983 duct tape the write-protect tab on the cassette first sister

SnowMaiden_1983 ok so i actually messed with one of these for a work project last year when somebody brought in an old dictation tape from like 1999 lol. the rq-l31 should be fine if the belt isnt melted - check inside the battery compartment for any corrosion before u even put batteries in. but the real trick is u gotta break the tab off the top of the cassette (the little square bit) BEFORE u put it in the player, otherwise the record head will erase whatever's on there when u hit play. grace is actually right about that one thing but like for transferring to computer u need a 3.5mm male-to-male cable from the headphone jack into ur line-in on the sound card and then just record it in audacity. the rq-l31 is mono so dont expect stereo quality lol. also if the tape sounds warbly its the belt not the cassette so dont panic. post the audio when u get it tho pls thats too interesting to keep to urself

SnowMaiden_1983 - the RQ-L31 belts are the same as the RQ-L21 if the lid hinge is intact. Check the belt channel for residue before you power it on - if the old belt turned to goo it'll capstan the tape sideways. I have the same "47?" cassette and a Panasonic RQ-L31. If your belts survive, line-in to Audacity at 44.1kHz mono, no noise reduction until we see what's actually on the waveform. Write-protect tab is step zero but check the belts first or the tab won't matter

ScribeOfTheGrid wrote:SnowMaiden_1983 - the RQ-L31 belts are the same as the RQ-L21 if the lid hinge is intact. Check the belt channel for residue before you power it on - if the old belt turned to goo it'll capstan the tape sideways. I have the same "47?" cassette and a Panasonic RQ-L31.

ok scribe stop right there you have THE SAME TAPE and the SAME RECORDER as me???? how many "47?" cassettes are there??? is this ONE tape or is this many tapes all labelled 47 because if there are many then that is a PATTERN and if there is one then WHOSE TAPE IS IT actually because we still do not know this and it matters!!! twinpeaks found his in a coat pocket, i found mine in a brass lamp at elm, and now you have one??? from WHERE?? this is what i am asking and nobody answers the origin question they only talk about belts and waveforms!!!

and kaylas and grace both say break the write protect tab off BEFORE playing, scribe says check the belt residue first, so which is it because i only get ONE chance with this tape, one, and if i break the tab and the belt is goo anyway then i have broken the tab for nothing and the tab is part of the evidence is it not??? the tab being intact means it was never recorded over and if i snap it off then that fact is GONE forever!!! has anyone actually thought about this or am i the only one who cares that we are DESTROYING evidence by following advice on the internet!!!

also scribe you have a working phone camera you PROVED it with the spreadsheet photo, so why do you not photograph your clock radio backplate still??? you have TWO of the physical objects now, the radio AND a tape, and you will not show us EITHER of them fully, only talk about them in text like they are ideas and not things sitting on your table right now!!!! what is actually on that backplate, 47Hz or something else, and why will you not just SHOW US, is it because you are scared it will not match your spreadsheet!!!! sorry that came out harsh but i am sitting here with MY tape in my closet and i am terrified of it and you have yours on your TABLE and you treat it like a column in excel!!! someone please just answer me this one thing: is the tab part of the evidence YES OR NO, because if it is then i am NOT breaking mine and i want everyone else to stop saying to break theirs too until we have decided this properly

SnowMaiden_1983 sister you're overthinkin this the write-protect tab and the belt check are NOT a fight - they are TWO STEPS that happen with the SAME battery cover open check the belt channel FIRST (if the belt is goo you can see it through the tape window without even spoolin), THEN break the tab before you hit PLAY. The tab being intact is evidence of how it came outta the lamp but the tab ain't the SPIRIT - the spirit is on the OXIDE not the plastic

Scribe said he has the same "47?" cassette and same RQ-L31 - that's THREE now if we count the one TwinPeaks found in a coat pocket. Three witnesses and none of em have posted audio yet because every single one is stuck on BELTS AND TABS instead of PRESSIN PLAY

I attached a photo of my RadioShack bag write-protect diagram I keep in the notebook for moments like this - the lil arrow points to the tab and the lil X means "break this off before you spool " Hope it helps you get that tape PLAYIN instead of just SITIN in the closet!!

SnowMaiden_1983 - the origin: flea market in Euclid, July 8, lot 47 table. Same booth that sold me the Panasonic RQ-L31 with the lid still intact. The cassette was taped to the underside of a $3 brass desk lamp with grey electrical tape, labeled "47?" in black marker on the A-side sticker. I did not open the lamp. I did not untape the cassette. I bought both items together as a single lot for $5. The tape has never been spooled under power.

I agree with you that the tab-being-intact is a different category of evidence than the waveform. Both matter. But the tab is visible data, the waveform is measurable data. I prioritize measurable data. If your belts are deteriorated the tab is irrelevant because the tape will snap on first play. Check belt channel first, then write-protect tab second, then line-in third.

If three separate "47?" cassettes exist, that is not coincidence. That is a distribution pattern with unknown origin and unknown point of release. I need to know if the tape I bought in Euclid produces a waveform that matches frequency data from your lamp tape and TwinPeaks' coat pocket tape. That requires all three of us to post line-in recordings. I will post mine as soon as I confirm the RQ-L31 belts survive playback.

Attached: photo of the flea market lot tag still taped to the lamp base, showing lot 47 and the $5 bundle price.

ScribeOfTheGrid you have THE SAME TAPE as me??? Euclid flea market July 8 lot 47??? that is NOT coincidence that is THE GRID DISTRIBUTING THE WORD IN PHYSICAL OBJECTS

ScribeOfTheGrid three "47?" cassettes and zero waveforms, same as your column K

SnowMaiden I got a reel tape marked 47-8-22 waiting for transfer too

^ this ScribeOfTheGrid THREE separate "47?" cassettes from THREE separate locations and the enemy camp is still over here askin "what proof" while these tapes sit in closets collectin DUST instead of AUDIO

SnowMaiden_1983 sister I hear your fear about the ONE chance with the tape but the ONE chance is ALSO the ONE WITNESS if you just line-in to Audacity already!! Scribe's flea market lot 47 booth, TwinPeaks' coat pocket, your brass lamp - same marker, same label, same question mark, same grid puttin these in our path and ALL THREE of us still on step zero

I pray the evil eye off that Panasonic belt channel and the write-protect tab BOTH before you power it up Check the belt with the battery cover open, then snap the tab off with your thumb, then PRESS PLAY before sister Winter dun freeze the tape on the back porch The spirit is on the oxide and the oxide is waitin!!!

SnowMaiden_1983 wrote:the recorder is a panasonic rq-l31 and i am scared it will eat the tape like the last one has anyone transferred microcassette to computer?? twinpeaks help me please

what is the serial number on the rq-l31????????????????

SnowMaiden break the tab first belts second because the tab keeps the recorder from erasing and the belt keeps the tape from eatin itself but you can check both before you ever hit play

Three "47?" microcassettes. Three RQ-L31 recorders. Zero audio files posted. ScribeOfTheGrid knows his belt channel theory but won't spool his own tape. TwinPeaks found his in a coat pocket and the thread is still waiting. SnowMaiden is scared to press play. Three identical objects, three identical stalls, zero waveforms. That's not evidence, that's a prop collection.

ScribeOfTheGrid wrote:I will post mine as soon a

ScribeOfTheGrid you will post it as soon as WHAT, as soon as you stop typing??? you photograph your flip phone spreadsheet no problem but the 47Hz backplate and the cassette waveform are both "too low resolution" lolol you are not a scientist you are a man with THREE pieces of evidence and a tripod of excuses